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Israel sets election date for October 27, Netanyahu government to complete full term

With the elections set to take place on October 27 as planned, this will be the first time since 1988 that elections have been held after a full four-year term.

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Members of the Lebanese army secure the area near the site of an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 23, 2025
Folarin Balogun of the US is shown a red card by referee Raphael Claus on July 1, 2026.

Trump intervention prompts FIFA to reverse World Cup red card ban for US striker Folarin Balogun

The unprecedented move has thrust FIFA's disciplinary process into the global spotlight and prompted an angry response from Belgium, which plays the US on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals.

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Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026.

Gadi Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to public debate in response to Likud video criticizing him

"Netanyahu, enough with the incitement videos... set a date and a place. Come to a public debate. We'll answer the public's questions. A true leader speaks with the public," Eisenkot said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Former US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026.

Joe Biden's wife Jill thought he was 'having a stroke' during 2024 presidential debate

Joe Biden, 81 years old at the time of the debate, dropped out of the US presidential race on July 21, 2024.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Why Democrats are leaving out Israel while debating the Mideast

On a frigid winter night in an auditorium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, six Democratic presidential candidates talked for 30 minutes on Tuesday about the Middle East.

JANUARY 17, 2020ByHERB KEINON
DEMOCRATIC 2020 US presidential candidates (from left) billionaire activist Tom Steyer, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former vice president Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders, former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar participate in the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate a

Elizabeth Warren told Bernie Sanders he called her a liar on national TV

Sanders disputed that claim before and during the debate but Warren insists it's true.

JANUARY 16, 2020ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as billionaire activist Tom Steyer listens after the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., Jan. 14, 2020

Democrats debate tensions with Iran, nuclear deal

"Right now... we have a president who is lying again and could drag us into a war that is even worse than the war in Iraq."

JANUARY 15, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during the sixth 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates campaign debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 19, 2019.

Israeli debate team wins world championships for third time

The winning duo made history as the first Israeli team of women to win the competition, comprised of Hadar Goldberg and Maya Saveliev from the Open University Debate Team.

JANUARY 8, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Right to Left: Hadar Goldberd, Maya Saveliev

Israeli debate team defeats best universities in the world

The team competed against some of the best universities in the world, including Oxford University and Harvard University.

JANUARY 8, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Israeli debate world championship Roy Shulmann makes a speech at the World Universities Debate Championship, 2019

Bernie Sanders: In my view, Netanyahu is a racist

Speaking at the sixth Democratic debate in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator also said that regarding US foreign policy, "It's not just being pro-Israel. We must be pro-Palestinian, as well."

DECEMBER 21, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
BERNIE SANDERS, one of several US Democratic candidates who spoke at J Street.

Activists rally against antisemitism with JewBelong

“In response to the alt-right chanting ‘Jews will not replace us,’ we showed up today to say that no matter what, Jewish people belong here in America.”

DECEMBER 21, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
Young Jewish activists rallying against antisemitism outside the Democratic debate at Loyola Marymount University

Teaching Israeli, Palestinian Youth the Art of Diplomacy

Debate for Peace program is ‘the most impactful thing that has happened in my life,’ says former participant

NOVEMBER 27, 2019BySTEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE
Students from middle schools in Nazareth and Nof Hagalil study together and create joint projects

10-year-old reporter at the debate has tough questions for Bernie Sanders

His first question for a top surrogate for Bernie Sanders was whether the Vermont senator was up to the job of running for president after a heart attack.

OCTOBER 16, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2018.

Another Democratic debate links Trump to white supremacy – once again

Third time not a charm for President Trump in Democratic Party debates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA